Health & Well-Being

Researchers Find Possibility of Change in Children Previously Diagnosed with Autism

The UConn-led study holds out hope that for some children, the diagnosis may not be lifelong.

Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo

New UConn Genetics Researcher Studying Heart Disease and Infertility Links

Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo joins the University from Johns Hopkins, drawn by the developing research environment at the Health Center.

Seeing Below the Skin: Advanced Tools to Diagnose Cancer

UConn Health Center offers new technologies to track and visualize changes in the skin.

Marcy Balunas collecting a marine cyanobacterium from inside a large sponge i Portobelo National Park in Panama. (Photo courtesy of Marcy Balunas)

The Quest for New Cancer-Fighting Drugs in Marine Environments

Marcy Balunas, an assistant professor in the School of Pharamcy, has extracted a novel cancer-fighting compound from blue-green algae.

Cancer and Aging Handbook written by Keith Bellizzi

Cancer, Aging, and Proper Care

The older you get, the more likely you are to develop cancer. A new book edited by faculty member and cancer survivor Keith Bellizzi explores the interface between cancer and aging.

Sophia Nnenna Ononye, a graduate student, with plates of cancer cells on Nov. 7, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Graduate Student Working to Develop New Anti-Cancer Agents

Sophia Nnenna Ononye, a Ph.D. student in pharmaceutical sciences, hopes her research will pave the way for more effective cancer therapy in the future.

A Ph.D. student pursues her research in the lab. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

UConn Wins Prestigious Federal Grants to Bolster Graduate Students in Critical Fields

The University has secured five awards in a highly competitive federal grant program to attract talented graduate students to critical areas of nursing, education, and engineering.

Regina Cusson, interim dean of nursing speaks at a ceremony to dedicate the Partnerships to Advance Nursing Practice's Mobile Simulation Laboratory outside Storrs Hall on Sept. 10, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Introduces Nation’s First Correctional Nursing Training Van

The vehicle will travel to Connecticut prisons and provide on-site professional training for correctional facility nurses.

From left: UConn Health Center Board of Directors Chair Sanford Cloud, State Sen. Gary LeBeau, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, UConn President Susan Herbst, UConn Health Center Executive VP for Health Affairs and Medical School Dean Frank Torti, and UConn School of Dental Medicine Dean R. Lamont MacNeil join in the groundbreaking...

Malloy Leads Bioscience Connecticut Groundbreaking

The first of the Bioscience Connecticut construction projects at the UConn Health Center is now under way.

Health Center-Jackson Lab Project Among Top 10 Business Deals of 2011

The annual list from Site Selection magazine salutes the best corporate facility projects in the world.